Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Virginia Methodist Episcopal Confer
epce begins in Danyii!e Wednesday next.
Bishop J. s. Key, OF Georgia, will preside
Three hundred members are expected.
A fine church edi6ce costing $4,000. in
North Danvi!:e, was dedicated yesterday as
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church Sonth.
The services were elaborate aud interesting.
Mrs. Thomas z. Baiksdale, of Halifax
county, mother of Henry E. Barksdale,
Comm on weslth's attorney of DanVille, died
suddenly at her homc Saturday morning Of
heart disease.
Mrs. Mary Hall, the young wife of MIR.
Samuel Hall, Norfolk county farmer, liV
ing near Great Bridge. presented her bus
band with tripets Friday, and both the
mother snd children are doing well.
A eolored woman was fatally burned at
Charlottesville on Saturday night by The ex
posion of con from which she was pour
ing oil on fire. Ter clothing took fire,
and in this plight che ran through ihestreels.
The freshets in the Tiver along the Sea
board and Roanoke Railroad bavo entirely
subeided. Much farm produce, lumber and
cord wood has been swept away, and The
damage to submerged lands will cause g
loss of many thousand dollasa.
Frank Jones, white boy, charged with
shooting Turner White, coored, while in
boat on Dan river, near Danviile, on Satur-
day surrendered himself. He was bhiled 10
Tuesday, 22d instant, to await the result Of
Whites wound, which is very ssr!ons.
Information has been received Of The
burning OF the dwelling Of ex'Judee I. j.
Christian, OF Matthews county. The resi-
deuce was very hne Que. and, so far ~ can
be learned, there waa no insurance. The
Judges valuable law library was a!ao de-
stroyed.
The negro man MINIS Cooper who shot
and killed another negro man named Ded-
man, about two months ago, was tried 10
the Corporation Cont of Norfolk. on Salnr
day and convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced 10 two years in the penltenliary
The killicg was in cons, quence of Dedman
being unduIy familiar with Coopef's wife.
The dwelling houee Of James LacoDie,
near Luray, was totally destroyed by fire
with all its contents Friday night Mr.. La
coma and his family barely escaped in their
night garments. Gaze of his daughters in
jumping from an upsiairs window broke her
leg. TIE fire is supposed 10 have hecn &C
cidentai. No insurance.
Mr.. John A. Cannon, CT Manassas. hes re
ceived the contract for erecting large en-
CINE house in Lynchburc Ter the Y. N R,
and will commence Immediately getting the
material for its construction ready ut his
mill in that place. Mr.. c. has just finished
new and handsome depot at Sterling
Station, on the main line CT lhe Virginia
Midland.
A we'll. dressed stranger, so years old, COM
faa do OF ca EychapnN Hctnl in
fredericksburg. Saturday night, by taking
chloroform. He registered rs c. Ward,
Bangor, Me. The name on the watch pocket
was o. c. Messenger He left note signed
G. Ward Gam an Eoelshman; no relatives
in this country Give ne plain burial.
The rest of my effects take for your trou
ble." The body was deposited in the Gem
etery vault for Identification.
Congressman George D. Wiso aud W. III.
Mullen, of the LABOR Herald, were before
the police court in Richmond Saturday,
charged with fighting in the street. MIR.
Wise attempted TO assault Mullen On the
street, and Tas struck by :he latter. They
were both bound over to keep the peace for
twelve months. and, in addition, Mr. Wise
was fined $50 for carrying concealed wsa.
pons. Thecourt confscated The pistol found
in his position at the time OF his arrest.
Judge VIM. L. Clark, of the County and
City Courts, at Winchester, who unit; re
Gently has been for upwards Of twenty years
general receiver of the Circuit Court for
Frederick county. has made an assignment
of all his real and personal property. to GOV.
or his fduciary obligations His receiver
ship liabilities amount TO about $4,000,
which his assets will moro than cover. His
wns caused rot by sny i'm
proper use Of the fiducisry funds, hut by ia
veatments made during the early years of
bis receiveIship. which, though good at tho
line, became afterwards 10 large part worth
ess, owing to decrease in he value nf lands.